There were a couple of B&M's in Indy that got theirs a few weeks ago. Picked up a couple of Sharks (got them close to msrp) as an early holiday present to myself :-)
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Even if my shops get a shipment, they jack the price to insane highs. A shark will run you $35.
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last week was in a b&m that had 46's with a two stick limit. took two and figured that would be it. Then on monday went to a wine shop we do buis with and they had 3 boxes out! Asked if he cared how many I took, when he said "no", I grabbed the last 14 Sharks and 4 55's. $200 for the lot :-) It was the last thing I was expecting and not in my budget as I had alloted monies for "other deals" that are out there but pulled the trigger anyways. Too hard to say no at that price

~Vitis
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Thats about the same around me, but most of the time they are never seen. The owner and help get first dibbs and most of the time the OpusX/Anejo never hit the shelves:-)
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Famous Smoke Shop has a full box of Sharks on auction right now.




http://www.cigarauctioneer.com/cigar...mepage_auction



I'm sure the going price will be insanely high, just wanted to give the homies a heads up. :-)
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Same with mine. I have 3 B&Ms within 15 minutes of me, only one of them will hold anything for me. But that shop rarely gets any Opus or Anejo. Sad, but iv been dealing with it for years.
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I just checked the link - $242.00 . Not ridiculous yet .
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That is insane. My B&M charges MSRP. They don't sell singles (or boxes), but sells then in 4-packs (four different sizes, including a shark) for $38.00
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My local Tinderbox (Durham, NC) has told me (depending on who you talk to):
1. they have 3-4 boxes (48, 49, 77, ?) but they are in the "office" and not out for sale yet. When they do, it will be 1 box at a time.
2. They don't have any yet (easier to say)

They told me they do not know when they will put them out. They also said, they will not take my name/number and alert me when they go on sale. So, they are suggesting I just stop back every couple says for the next month????

WTF? You know, I do like Anejos, but I hate playing F'n games. I have about 30 random Anejos left from last year, so I guess I am passing on them this year. Besides, for then price, I'd rather have a MC#2 or 2 PSD4s.

F the B&Ms that play games with their customers.
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I hear ya bro......I really do. It's not really the B&M's fault that AF drop ships these on a limited basis every year. If, and I say IF AF didn't do that, there wouldn't be this game.

On the other hand, if AF didn't do that, the Anejo wouldn't be so popular.

Everybody's stuck, and frankly, it's magic in marketing by AF if you asked me. Demand is what they have created. And demand is what happens every single year.
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My local Tinderbox was doing something similar 2 years ago . I went one day and was told they'll be out tomorrow , when I got there at opening it was a different clerk and he told me they sold out yesterday . WTF ! This Tinderbox closed a year later , oh shucks ! :-)
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Must be a Tinder Box thing. The one down the road from me also keeps them stashed away and only sells them to people they are familiar with and only reveal they are there only if you ask. Last year I was able to score 2 55s. I decided I am not playing the game this year as jumping through hoops to get them gets tiresome after awhile. Plus the only vitolas I have interest in are the Sharks and 55s as I am down to one each of these. If I happen to be in the right place at the right time great, but I won't be losing sleep this year if I don't.
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The shop i called today had them keystoned but sold out in 24hours haha
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I don't know what you consider a huge markup, but Jack Schwartz has full boxes in stock right now of five different sizes. There is definitely a markup but not as much as you usually see.
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Picked some up last week at Anstead's in Fayetteville. I got an email that they would be in and picked them up that day. Always MSRP.:-)
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Six more boxes of Sharks just arrived. I might have to take all of them and sit them down for a while!
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that is just sick, your b&m must be a large vendor.
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They are for this area.
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No more Anejo hunting for me. I hunted for the past 2 years, but none this year and I do not feel bad at all. :-)
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You know, if you needed space for one of those boxes... I could make room. :-)
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